I don't know . . . it may not aid in survival for all we know. Look at us, we've become almost fully dependent on our technology. We cannot live off of the land anymore and most people would not survive long "in the wild." On the other hand, we have science, we have medicine, art, literature. We weaken ourselves with modern conveniences and then we try to recuperate with our medicine.

Would a man with self-awareness be more likely to reproduce than a man without self-awareness? Self-awareness helps me compare myself to others, helps me outdo my competition. Why do we have it? I'm not sure, perhaps a side effect of our brain's complexity. Sometimes I wish I never had it.